NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *breathes* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It can’t be.
Twitter denies #SaveTwitter rumors of shutting down in 2017 https://t.co/fLOCXf1ly6 pic.twitter.com/suI7RXTWIe
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2016
ICYMI, rumors were ‘tweeting’ around the Twittersphere Thursday that the social media giant was shutting down in 2017 with more than 100,000 tweets using the #SaveTwitter hashtag. For example:
can we just sacrifice Facebook instead? #SaveTwitter
— ً (@lnternally) August 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/lazylecki/status/763769350893346816
https://twitter.com/Billy_Pentz/status/763745530744889344
When you realise if Twitter shuts down you'll have go outside to find out what's going on in the world #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/tj0RCq1zEY
— Dan Price (@hellodanprice) August 11, 2016
Yeah, just a rumor. But the reaction was CERTAINLY entertaining.
Another rumor about the rumor (rumors on top of rumors you know) is that someone complained that Twitter isn’t doing enough to stop big meanies on their site from going after people and that’s why Twitter would shut down.
Twitter basically said “ummm no.” Okay, they actually said, “There is absolutely no truth to the claims whatsoever.”
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Reactions on Twitter have been mixed …
https://twitter.com/mulderfdscully/status/763890309776470017
https://twitter.com/TimeHasAWay/status/763892556031590404
let them shut down we need a company that isn't bought by politicians
Twitter took our freedom from us— Mike RN,MBA (@ReformedBreeder) August 12, 2016
So dramatic. It’s just Twitter, people.
Nonsense. @twitter is a great service and growing.
— K Cavaliere (@Thinking_Images) August 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/RayLoretto/status/763896856782839809
And again, it’s just Twitter.
Twitter is a phenomenon. I predict exponential growth
— Sean Lawlor Nelson (@HornedPoet) August 12, 2016
Could be, but just in case … #SaveTwitter.
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